據道瓊斯3月22日消息，國有石油巨頭沙特阿美表示，由于新冠疫情和價格戰擾亂了全球石油市場，該公司2020年利潤下降44%，但仍將遵守750億美元的股息承諾。

沙特阿美2020年實現凈利潤為1840億沙特雷亞爾（合490億美元），略高于分析師的預期。

這一股息大大高于沙特阿美2020年490億美元的自由現金流。該公司的股息主要派發給沙特政府。

該公司表示，由于花費690億美元收購沙特基礎工業公司(Sabic)的多數股權，去年第三季度該公司杠桿比率從去年第一季度的-4.9%飆升至21.8%。

張春曉 摘譯自 道瓊斯

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Saudi Aramco to Retain $75 Billion Dividend Despite Earnings Slump

State-oil giant Saudi Aramco said it would keep its $75 billion dividend pledge despite a 44% drop in its 2020 profit, as the coronavirus pandemic and a price war roiled global oil markets.

Net income for 2020 was 184 billion Saudi riyals ($49 billion), slightly above analysts' expectations.

The Saudi petrochemical company's payouts, which mostly go to the Saudi government, were significantly higher than its 2020 free cash flow of $49 billion.

The company's gearing surged from minus 4.9 percent in the first quarter of last year to 21.8% in the third quarter as it spent $69 billion for a majority stake in Sabic, the company said.